Magic items are absolutely essential to an adventurer; an adventurer without their magic items is not an adventurer. People remember Aladdin because of his magic lamp, King Arthur because of Excalibur and its scabbard, and Jason for the Golden Fleece. The really great heroes that supposedly don't need their items to be big actually have more items than everyone else. Herakles, the original trophy collector made an invulnerable lion into armor and has arrows poisoned with the blood of the Hydra. Without their items, these heroes would not be the adventurers they are.